Improvement in paper boxes



1. F. JO N ES Paper-Box.

N.\59,270. PafentedFeb.2,1875.

THE GRAPHIC C0. PHDYQ-UTHSvH PARK PLACEVMY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN FRANKLIN JONES, OF MAROELLUS FALLS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BOXES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,270, dated February2, 1875; application iiled January 6, 1875.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, J oEN FRANKLIN J oNEs, of Marcellus Falls, in thecounty of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Paper Boxes for Merchandise, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a box cut and folded out of pasteboard, sothat its rectangular body is strengthened by lapping and riveting uponits sides the triangular corner portions 5 and it consists in an ex trabottom placed diagonally upon the box, folded and riveted thereon, sothat its triangular cut portions will complete the box, and make itsentire sides of double thickness. It follows that the material iscapable of being put up in packages of convenient size for handling andtransportation in a prepared state for the boxmanufacturer or merchant.

In the drawing, Figure l is a plan of the sheet paper-board from whichthe body of the case is made. This is cut as indicated by full lines a aa a, and the four sections A A A A are then turned or bent upward on thedotted lines b b b b to form the sides of the case, leaving the squareor rectangular piece B for the bottom of same. The triangular pieces t'i, between the cutting-line c and dotted line b, are lapped onto thesquare sides of the adjoining section A, as shown in Fig. 2, therebybracing the sides of the case and adding' extra thickness to the topedge where the greatest strain exists. The triangular pieces it' are tobefastened to the sides by rivets, nails, screws, cement, or such meansas may be found expedient to obtain the necessary strength. Fig. 3 is aplan of the sheet from which an extra bottom is made, the dotted linesindicating the sheet forming the body of the case. The rstnamed sheet isbent on the line b b around the bottom B, and the triangular pieces o 0o 0 turned up and secured to the sides, where they lit into the spacesbetween the triangles of the sections A A. This not only gives doublethickness to the bottom, but also protects the bottom edges and helps tobrace the sides. Fig. 4 is a side View of a case with the coverattached. The cover is made in the ordinary way and attached by screwsor other means, by which it can be detached without injury. rI he caseand cover are to be properly banded and stayed with hoop-iron or itsequivalent at the corners and such other places as may be foundnecessary. rlhe sheets can be cut at the mill or factory and shipped incompact bundles to the merchant or box-manufacturer ready to be set upand banded. It will be observed that by this construction none of thematerial is wasted, and by a small amount, but judicious form, ofcutting the bulk of the material is placed where mostly required.

I claim as my invention- A box cut and folded out of pasteboard, so thatits rectangular body is strengthened by lapping and riveting upon itssides triangular corner portions, and provided with an extra bottomplaced diagonally upon the box, folded and riveted thereon, so that thetriangular cut portions ofthe extra bottom will complete the box, makingits en /tire sides of double thickness.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name and afxed my seal, in thepresence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, this 15th day of December, 1874.

JOHN FRANKLIN JONES. [s L] Witnesses:

Otras. H. HEY, GHR. HoLMsTEUr.

